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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Be it known that I, PETER D. M. CARMICHAEL, of Le Roy, in the county ot' Genesee, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and improved Match-Safe for the pocket, which I denominate the Meteoric Match- Safe; and I do hereby declaro that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a plan of my improved safe, with one sido ot` the ease removed, with a match represented in tho act of being discharged and ignited.

Figure2 is a. similar view, with the driving-springf compressed ready for delivering a match.

Figure 3 is a view ot`the end of thel safe, with the pivoted cap removed from the case.

Like letters designate corresponding 'parts in all the igures.` i

My improvement belongs to that class of match-safes designed more especially for carrying in thc pocket, the match, when required, being forced partially out ot' the oase, and ignited as the phosphorus end is drawn out.

The invention consists in the arrangements by which the'matches are discharged, ignited, and fed up to the propelling-arm. I

In the drawings, Arepresents the case, the sides ot' which are only a trillc further apart than the diameter of an ordinary friction-match, and which is preferably made of about the zsize shown. .B is the propelling-arm, arranged atv one edge, with a lug or trigger, e, extending outward through a slot, s, in the case, in which it plays back and forth as the arm is operated, which is retained in place by checks it', on each side of the trigger, that overlap the edge of the case on the outside. The arm B is operated by a lever, e, pivoted at one end, and actuated by a spring,f, which is -compressed by pulling the arm back by means of its trigger c, as represented in iig. 2. The side of the arm contiguousx to the matches is provided with a shoulder, d, and ratchcts o o, for a purpose presently to'be explained. The matches are kept in contact with the arm B and fed up thereto by means of the dogg, pivoted at one end to the corner of the case, while the other is pressed against the side-of the matches by a spring, t, as represented. I is 'acap-piece, pivoted at or near the centre of the front end ot' the case, so as to close the end of the safe, except when supplying it with matches. It is then swung around, as shown in fig. 3, when the matches are readily inserted. The -cap I is 'retained in place by the end of the arm B, which locks it by extending in the slot c in its end, fig. 1. This slot is enlarged, as representcd'at c, to allow sufficient space for the passage ot' the match, and roughened or armed with teeth, so as to ignite the match byiriction as its prepared end is drawn through. The inner edge of the opening Ic is enlarged, so as to present inclined sides for guiding the match therein, as most clearly shown in tig. 1. mis a foot-partition,against which the matches rest. I a

The operation of my improvement is obvious. The safe being lled, and the parts in the normal position shown in iig. 1, a match is driven out by pulling back the propelling-arm B, by its knob c, which brings Athe shoulder d a trie back ot' the end ot'A the first match, which is pressed by the dog g against the. dischargingarm, as shown, iig. 2, and in position for being driven ont. By letting go the knob e, the recoil of the spring f throws the arm back to its first position, the shoulder d driving the match through thc door in the cap I, as represented in red lines in both tigurcs,'whch ignites as the phosphorus is brought in contact with the teeth in the mouth le. 'lfhe spring h and arm r/ carry forward the matches to ill tho place of the one withdrawn, successively, until the safe becomes empty, when it may be replenished hy partially swingingA round the cap-piece I, as before described. The short matches or pieces, that the shoulder el cannot drive out, are readily discharged by small teethA or spurs o o, arranged along the side of arm B. Y

My improvement forms a compact and convenient safe for carrying in the pocket. By two simple movements a match can be discharged andA ignited ready for use. The inclined sides of the mouth k insure the discharge of the match, which might not always occur were they dtterently constructed. The same action of the spring and lcverfe, that discharges the match, also brings the parts to their normal position again, the single movement ot' pulling hack the trigger C being all that is required in operating the safe.

What I claim as my invention, and desircto secure by Letters Patent, is-

'lhe propelling-arm B, constructed substantially as described, in combination with thc actuating-lever e, spriugf, and mouth k, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

I also claim, in combination therewith, the dogg and spring h, arranged and operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PETER M. CARMIUHAEL.

Witnesses: I,

CHARLES DANFonTH, CALVIN KNowLns. 

